Trust Your Preparation and Selection Process!

Its been a year since I blogged this website! You can read my last article – Recommended for Army, Navy and Air Force. I am happy to see so many topics posted everyday which directly or indirectly help the defence aspirants. One must be pretty clear that what makes the difference between an officer of the armed forces from the rest.

THE DIFFERENCE
It is that the ability and power to command the men under you. Those men are ready to lay down their lives for you, the unit and ultimately the nation.
It is now, for the coming generations a tough decision in what to make a career – in the software, management, medical, space, business, teaching, civil services or the armed forces. If you really love and determined to do something, without any second thought go for it. Anybody may get motivated to join the forces at any time. If is it so, the goal is not so far.
As stated in my earlier articles, you really need not be a super hero to join this elite profession, It is that you become the simplest man but with heroic skills you never imagined and that is only after the training and it is the responsibility of the training academies. You will be the survivor of your own.
ARMY NAVY OR AIRFORCE??
Now it is a question mark whether it is the Indian Air force, the Navy or the Army. As told, love something.. If you have a passion for flying and soaring the skies, None can match the Air force. If it is the waters and adventures which amaze you, then its the Navy. If it is the combo of the above along with the spirit to command and the will to fight, then it is the Army. But ultimately, whatever u choose, you are all under one roof. The Indian government gives the privilege of setting a class one gazetted officer status at the age of 21 or 22 years approx only for the officers in the Armed forces.

A SMALL TRUTH !
For those who think that after joining this profession, there is nothing to study but only perks. It is a perfect Myth!
There is a lot to study and your progress depends on how you perform! So exam fever will be a common occurrence in your life 😉
Now to make all these come true, except a few, many of us feel the greatest hurdle as the SSB.
Again, love your selection process! Where else in the world will the government spend 5 days in selecting a potential candidate?
HAVE NO DOUBTS IN THE FOLLOWING THINGS

1. Preparing adequately and knowing what SSB does.
2. Approaching any officer for help and guidance.
3. Home work on your communication skills, basic aptitude.
4. Updating oneself with current affairs and general awareness.
5. Be an organiser of any event in your school/college. You will come to know what is the level of effort needed to make it happen.
6. Social interactions and mingling with your new set of friends.
7. Sense of dressing, behaviour, walking, handling things – smarter.
8. Take up any responsibility or appointment in your institution, thus taking initiatives in doing any task.

Finally, I won’t mention them as NR s or conference out .. I would rather tell, for those whose success is delayed, learn from your past.
After each attempt you give, introspect. Spend time in writing your full experience, how did u perform in each test, where were you stuck up, at which point were u blank out in interview, why did you stammer in lecture and GD, which thing you felt as difficult to attempt, what can be the remedies. Combine all these with all other’s experiences too. Before going for the next attempt, read all your experiences and be careful on what  to do and what not to do. You will never commit any mistakes thereon. Jot down each and every question put to you in interview and conference, accept interviewing officer’s points, remember to improve it in the next attempt.
Remember, majority of us are judged only in the conference. So don’t take it lightly. Who knows, 20 seconds may decide the making of an officer.!
For those who are on the final lap, already waiting for merit n call letters, You are what you are. Perform your best. Don’t get injured during the training period nor get involved in any disciplinary grounds. Else the toil for achieving your dream may be doomed.
Dedicated to all aspirants and especially to my inspiration.

Also Read

• Recommended for Indian Army, Airforce and Navy
• Air Force Selection Board (AFSB) Mysore Experience

 About Author: Kishan Rajkumar

I have completed my training successfully and passed out from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in Dec 2014 and have been commissioned into Army Aviation.